Loyola University Chicago Top Questions

Most of the students in my class seem very open to talking to other students and have been helpful when working on group projects. There is a balance of people who OVER-dress to class and who UNDER-dress for class. Some girls wear high heels everyday, while others wear pajamas. Both are a bit too extreme if you ask me. The sorority and fraternity students seem to stick together 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time, especially at dinner. One sorority, I noticed, all only eat salads. With a MOUNTAIN of shit on top of it. If someone at ice cream they would probably disown her. It's a bit obnoxious.

There are a lot of very wealthy people here. At first I felt out of place because of it. A lot of these people aren't the nicest or most genuine either, but I eventually found a great group of friends. The first month or so is spent with everyone trying to impress one another, once everyone gets over themselves things tend to pan out. Once everybody gets past the BS, s'all good.

Most students are well dressed when going to class. At times it is a funky look but overall very unique and different. I believe that any student would fit right in. I at first felt like the odd one but soon came to realize that I was my own unique person and I have a lot to give. I am friends with all sorts of people and all that matters is who you are as a person.

everyone should love everyone

There are so many unique individuals at Loyola, everyone will fit in somewhere. There are groups for all religions, political associations, languages, and many various hobbies. While there are typical groups of people that you would always expect to see (i.e. jocks, preps, church-goers, drinkers, etc.) there are also a ton of "normal" kids who are willing to meet and talk with anyone and everyone!

The student body again, is what you make of it. You will need to learn to get over (or not) or deal with (or not) what ever stereotypes, inhibitions, thoughts, ideas, or preconceived notions you have about people and or groups. If you think Frats are just "frat-tastic" and would rather clean the chalkboards then party with frat guys.. then... don't party with frat guys. Loyola has a little bit of everyone here. There is a club or organization for just about everything. You should be able to find your niche, its not hard. There are people from every race here, if that bothers you, PLEASE go somewhere else. There's a good mix of socio-economic classes here. Not everyone has a Benz, nor do all students have their college paid for my mum, pa, or good old uncle Albert. Believe it or not there are people here who work so they have money to buy beer on the weekends, so they can eat during the week, or so they can just have some cash to blow. There are people who are paying their way through college and people who have everything paid for. You need to get rid of any stereotype that may arise because you will soon learn that sally's Grandparents buying her everything tells you nothing about sally. I said above, that there's an active student body here. There are protests about this and that, editorials questioning school policy, people from every political persuasion. And they all have a voice and like to use it. I can't say whether the student body is mostly left right or center, you'd have to ask them all yourself.

Loyola's Student Body is comprised of many different organizations that allows students to follow their interests. You see a lot of girls who are classy and a lot of the guys wear Abercrombie, Hollister, Express etc.

Most of the time, the dress at Loyola is very formal because the students are typically coming from or going to a job or internship. Also, because the campus is located in chicago and downtwon, it is easy to run to the store if you ever feel like going, especially since you have a U-Pass that takes you anywhere for free! Most Loyola students come from wealthy families.

Loyola is a really diverse school and everyone would feel welcome. Out of my three years at Loyola, I haven't seen any kind of discrimination from anyone. Also, I see many people talking and making friends with anyone they want and not because they match their ethnicity. Most people are from around the Illinois area, but we also get many students from out of state. Loyola students are definitely politically aware and we try to appeal to both democratic and republican students. We even had Barack Obama and Ann Coulter stop by our school.

The student body at loyola is very diverse. There are many different religions, sexualities, races and styles. For the most part, this does not pose a problem on campus. The campus seems to be a pretty save place for people to be themselves. Clubs are availible to represent different groups and meet people that are like you. With the diversity at campus, you will have a tough time NOT mingling and befriending students that are completly different than you. In high school I never thought that I would have gay friends or hang out with punk-style kids. Cliques do develop, but I don't think they are religious or race-based. Most people are willing to befriend different people. I do criticize student activism at our school. Recently there was an uproar about racial profiling by our campus security. The protests were poorly organized and not taken seriously, which was unfortunate. There is a fairly equal number of left and right students. However, I feel that the student body does not participate enough in activism and protests on the school and national policy scale.